Argentina Celebrates Opening of Cutting-Edge Research Laboratory at Rosario National Universityhttp://www.nikoninstruments.com//About-Nikon/News-Room/US-News/Argentina-Celebrates-Opening-of-Cutting-Edge-Research-Laboratory-at-Rosario-National-University
<p>The scientific community of Argentina has much to celebrate with the inauguration of the Max Planck Laboratory for Structural Biology, Chemistry and Molecular Biophysics of Rosario (MPLbioR) at the Rosario National University (UNR). Along with welcoming the laboratory, attendees also celebrated the opening of the first <a href="http://www.nikoninstruments.com/rosario" target="_self">Nikon International Center of Microscopy and Excellence in Latin America</a>, which houses several advanced Nikon microscope systems.</p><p>The focus of MPLbioR, headed by Dr. Claudio Fernández, is discovery, design and development of preclinical drugs. This lab reflects a significant federal investment in science and technology, housing top technological tools - including an advanced nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) system, and the world’s most cutting-edge optical microscopy equipment.</p><p>Access to cutting-edge technology and tools is critical for advancing science and discovery not only in the university but the surrounding community. The lab’s connection with the Nikon International Center of Microscopy and Excellence in Latin America marks the latest of several such partnerships Nikon Instruments has made with institutes of higher education, and was formed as a partnership between UNR and Nikon Instruments, Inc. to provide the latest advancements in microscopy to the local community</p><p>“Not only will the Center serve to lower the barriers of research and provide access to technology and high-end instrumentation, but collaborations with world-class scientists and researchers also puts Nikon Instruments on the pulse of scientific discovery,” said Jim Hamlin, Vice President for Sales of Nikon Instruments, Inc., who was present at the inauguration. “These close relationships with scientific communities are critical to ensure Nikon is pursuing and developing imaging solutions and research applications most needed for further discovery.”</p><p>“Argentina is home to some of the most talented and forward-thinking scientists in the world, and it’s only fitting that they have access to the very best resources and tools they need to push their research forward,” said Steve Ross, General Manager, Products and Marketing, Nikon Instruments Inc. “Nikon is dedicated to lowering barriers to scientific discovery, and we’re thrilled to have the opportunity to help make that a reality here, starting with the Nikon International Center of Microscopy and Excellence at the National University of Rosario.”</p><p>The inauguration ceremony was attended by the president of UNR, Dario Maiorana, Chief of Cabinet, Jorge Capitanich, the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Lino Barañao, the Minister of Health, Juan Luis Manzur, the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany, Bernhard Graf von Waldersee, and the Vice President for Sales of Nikon Instruments, Inc., Jim Hamlin.</p><p>###</p><p>
ABOUT NIKON INSTRUMENTS INC.<br />Nikon Instruments Inc. is a world leader in the development and manufacture of optical and digital imaging technology for biomedical applications. Now in its 97th year, Nikon provides complete optical systems that offer optimal versatility, performance and productivity. Cutting-edge instruments include microscopes, digital imaging products and software. Nikon Instruments is one of the microscopy and digital imaging arms of Nikon Inc., the world leader in digital imaging, precision optics and photo imaging technology. For more information, visit www.nikoninstruments.com. Product-related inquiries may be directed to Nikon Instruments at 800-52-NIKON.</p>Nikon Instruments, Inc. Announces Strategic Partnership with JEOL http://www.nikoninstruments.com//About-Nikon/News-Room/US-News/Nikon-Instruments-Inc.-Announces-Strategic-Partnership-with-JEOL
<p>Nikon Instruments Inc. is pleased to announce a strategic partnership between Nikon and JEOL to research and develop solutions to address correlative light and electron microscopy.</p><p>Overcoming resolution limits imposed by the diffraction of light has been a major breakthrough in the field of light microscopy, as evidenced by the recent 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to the field of “super-resolution” microscopy.&nbsp; With the development of super-resolution technologies there has been growing interest in the research community to correlate light-microscopy data with electron-microscopy data to further push the limits of resolution.&nbsp; Nikon has partnered with JEOL to address these needs.</p><p>Despite the breakthrough in resolution limit, light microscopes cannot provide the molecular level information that an electron microscope can. On the other hand, electron microscopes are traditionally restricted to fixed (“non-living”) samples; a limitation that is not present in light microscopy. Light microscopes also have the advantage of enabling selective visualization of structures resulting in an extremely high level of molecular specificity.&nbsp; The Nikon-JEOL alliance was formed to research and develop tools that can correlate light and electron microscopy data, thereby combining the advantages that each technology provides.</p><p>“By bridging the gap between light microscopy and electron microscopy, Nikon strives to provide a true macro-to-molecular imaging solution,” said Steve Ross, General Manager, Products and Marketing, Nikon Instruments Inc. &nbsp;“A solution that bridges Nikon’s suite of light-based microscopes from stereo to confocal, multi-photon and super-resolution microscopes with JEOL’s longstanding EM technology.”</p><p>
ABOUT NIKON INSTRUMENTS INC.<br />Nikon Instruments Inc. is a world leader in the development and manufacture of optical and digital imaging technology for biomedical applications. Now in its 97th year, Nikon provides complete optical systems that offer optimal versatility, performance and productivity. Cutting-edge instruments include microscopes, digital imaging products and software. Nikon Instruments is one of the microscopy and digital imaging arms of Nikon Inc., the world leader in digital imaging, precision optics and photo imaging technology. For more information, visit www.nikoninstruments.com. Product-related inquiries may be directed to Nikon Instruments at 800-52-NIKON.</p><p>
ABOUT JEOL<br />JEOL is a world leader in electron optical equipment and instrumentation for high-end scientific and industrial research and development. Core product groups include electron microscopes (SEMs and TEMs), instruments for the semiconductor industry (electron beam lithography and a series of defect review and inspection tools), and analytical instruments including mass spectrometers, NMRs and ESRs. For more information about JEOL or any JEOL products, visit <a href="http://www.jeolusa.com" target="_blank">www.jeolusa.com</a>, or call 978-535-5900.</p>Nikon Small World Competition Celebrates 40th Anniversary with “Jaw-Dropping” Winning Image of Open-Mouthed Rotiferhttp://www.nikoninstruments.com//About-Nikon/News-Room/US-News/Nikon-Small-World-Competition-Celebrates-40th-Anniversary-with-Jaw-Dropping-Winning-Image-of-Open-Mouthed-Rotifer
<p>Nikon Instruments, Inc. is pleased to reveal the winners of the 40th annual <a href="http://www.nikonsmallworld.com/" target="_blank">Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition</a>, awarding <a href="http://www.nikonsmallworld.com/galleries/entry/2014-photomicrography-competition/1" target="_blank">first prize</a> to veteran competitor <a href="http://www.nikonsmallworld.com/people/bio/rogelio-moreno" target="_blank">Rogelio Moreno</a> of Panama for capturing a rarely seen image of a rotifer’s open mouth interior and heart-shaped corona. A computer system programmer by occupation, Moreno is a self-taught microscopist whose photomicrograph serves to show just how close the beauty and wonder of the micro-world truly is - not just for scientists, but anyone willing to open their eyes and look for it.</p><p>Moreno is recognized along with over 80 other winners from around the world for excellence in photomicrography. Winners from Italy, the United States, Austria, Spain and Australia also ranked in the top ten, for exceptional images selected based on both artistic quality and masterful scientific technique.</p><p>“Since the competition began 40 years ago, the caliber in quality and range of subject matter of the images, is matched only by the scientists and photographers who submit them,” said Eric Flem, Communications Manager, Nikon Instruments. “So much has changed in science and technology in the past forty years, opening the door for more and more scientists and artists alike to capture and share their stunning images with the world. A look at our gallery is like a time capsule of the advancements made in the last four decades and truly shows the legacy a Nikon Small World continues to build.”</p><p>While the top images cover a variety of subject matter, each one exhibits the exemplary technique, scientific discipline and artistry for which Nikon Small World is known.</p><p>Rogelio Moreno is a first-time first-place winner of the Small World competition, though he has placed each time he has entered the contest starting three years ago. That success is a testament to his incredible skill, as he only began taking photomicrographs in 2009.</p><p>Judges awarded Moreno’s shot of a <a href="http://www.nikonsmallworld.com/subjects/main/rotifer" target="_blank">rotifer</a> caught open-mouthed and facing the camera – for its exemplary technique. Capturing the perfect moment when the rotifer opened its mouth for the camera required extreme patience from Moreno, who watched for hours waiting for his opportunity. With the rotifer in constant motion, he utilized the flash to freeze the movement as soon as the mouth opened – still leaving him with only a one- or two-second window to take the photo, and possibly only one shot to get it right. He also used differential interference contrast (DIC) to enhance the coloration in unstained, transparent samples, and to provide a more detailed image of the rotifer.</p><p>“When you see that movement, you fall in love. I thought - wow, that is amazing. I can’t believe what I’m seeing. This is something very, very beautiful,” said Moreno of his winning image. “I hope now it can inspire others as much as it has inspired me – to learn about science, to look closely and notice something truly amazing.”</p><p>As the 2014 winner, Moreno joins the ranks of 36 other photomicrographers, artists and scientists from all over the world who have taken the top prize. This year’s competition received nearly 2,000 entries from more than 79 countries around the world.</p><p>Now that the judges’ top images for the 40th Nikon Small World Competition have been announced, it is the public’s turn to select their favorites. Nikon is hosting an online popular vote to select the best first-place winner from the past four decades. To participate and vote for your favorite, click <a href="http://www.nikonsmallworld.com/popvote" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>Top Five Images:</p><p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://www.nikonsmallworld.com/people/bio/rogelio-moreno" target="_blank">&nbsp;Mr. Rogelio Moreno</a>, <a href="http://www.nikonsmallworld.com/people/image/rogelio-moreno/1" target="_self">Rotifer showing the mouth interior and heart shaped corona</a></p><p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://www.nikonsmallworld.com/people/bio/alessandro-da-mommio" target="_blank">&nbsp;Mr. Alessandro Da Mommio</a>, Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università di Pisa, <a href="http://www.nikonsmallworld.com/galleries/entry/2014-photomicrography-competition/2" target="_blank">Rhombohedral cleavage in calcite crystal</a></p><p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href="http://www.nikonsmallworld.com/people/bio/noah-fram-schwartz" target="_self">Noah Fram-Schwartz</a>, <a href="http://www.nikonsmallworld.com/galleries/entry/2014-photomicrography-competition/3" target="_blank">Jumping Spider Eyes</a></p><p>4.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href="http://www.nikonsmallworld.com/people/bio/karin-panser" target="_blank">Ms. Karin Panser</a>, Institute of Molecular Pathology I.M.P., <a href="http://www.nikonsmallworld.com/galleries/entry/2014-photomicrography-competition/4" target="_blank">Caterpillar proleg with circle of gripping hooks in red</a></p><p>5.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href="http://www.nikonsmallworld.com/people/bio/muthugapatti-kandasamy" target="_blank">Dr. Muthugapatti K. Kandasamy</a>, Biomedical Microscopy Core, University of Georgia, <a href="http://www.nikonsmallworld.com/galleries/entry/2014-photomicrography-competition/5" target="_blank">Bovine pulmonary artery endothelial cells stained for actin (pink), mitochondria (green) and DNA (yellow)</a></p><p>The exceptional panel of <a href="http://www.nikonsmallworld.com/galleries/judges/2014-photomicrography-competition" target="_blank">judges</a> who select the winning images has a tradition of including some of the most distinguished names working in the scientific community and science journalism today. For the 40th anniversary, the team selected with determining the 2014 Nikon Small World winning images includes:</p><p>•&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Dr. Paul Maddox, Assistant Professor and William Burwell Harrison Fellow, Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Principal Investigator, Mitotic Mechanisms and Chromosome Dynamics research unit, IRIC</p><p>•&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Laura Helmuth, Science Editor, Slate</p><p>•&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Dave Mosher, Online Director, Popular Science</p><p>•&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href="http://www.nikonsmallworld.com/people/bio/michael-davidson" target="_blank">Michael W. Davidson</a>, Director of the Optical and Magneto-Optical Imaging Center at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory at Florida State University</p><p>To commemorate the 40th Anniversary, Nikon hosted an exclusive event at The New York Academy of Sciences on Wednesday, October 29th. The 2014 winning images were first unveiled to those in attendance, including Moreno.</p><p>Top images from the 2014 Nikon Small World Competition will be exhibited in a full-color calendar and through a national museum tour.</p><p>
About <a href="http://www.nikonsmallworld.com/" target="_blank">Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition</a><br />The Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition is open to anyone with an&nbsp; interest in photography. Participants may submit their images in traditional 35mm&nbsp; format, or upload digital images directly at www.nikonsmallworld.com. For additional information, contact Nikon Small World, Nikon Instruments Inc., 1300 Walt Whitman Road, Melville, NY 11747, USA or phone (631) 547-8569. Entry forms for Nikon’s 2014 Small World Competition may also be downloaded from www.nikonsmallworld.com.</p>Welcome to the New Nikon Instruments Website!http://www.nikoninstruments.com//About-Nikon/News-Room/US-News/Welcome-to-the-New-Nikon-Instruments-Website
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<p>We hope you will enjoy this new look website!</p>Nikon Instruments Announces Judges for 40th Anniversary “Nikon Small World” Competitionhttp://www.nikoninstruments.com//About-Nikon/News-Room/US-News/Nikon-Instruments-Announces-Judges-for-40th-Anniversary-Nikon-Small-World-Competition
<p>Nikon Instruments, Inc. announced today the judges for the 2014 Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition. Celebrating its 40th Anniversary, Nikon Small World honors its tradition as the world’s oldest and most prestigious photo competition recognizing the unique intersection of science and art as seen through a microscope.</p><p>Over the past 40 years, Nikon has hosted some of the most influential individuals from the scientific community and science journalism as judges for the annual competition. The judges this year are:</p><p><b>Dr. Paul Maddox</b>, Assistant Professor and William Burwell Harrison Fellow, Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Principal Investigator, Mitotic Mechanisms and Chromosome Dynamics research unit, IRIC</p><p><b>Laura Helmuth</b>, Science Editor, Slate</p><p><b>Dave Mosher</b>, Online Director, Popular Science</p><p><b>Michael W. Davidson</b>, Director of the Optical and Magneto-Optical Imaging Center at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory at Florida State University</p><p>“We are honored to have such respected members of the scientific community and media bring their expertise to the judging table,” said Eric Flem, Communications Manager, Nikon Instruments. “Our 40th Anniversary is a huge milestone, and the caliber of judges who are joining us this year reflect the tradition and spirit of the competition that has made the Nikon Small World competition so successful over the decades.”</p><p>Since its founding in 1974, Nikon Small World has continued to surge in popularity and size. Every year, the competition and its winners receive international recognition in the science community, with art and photography hobbyists, and in the media.</p><p>Judging for the 2014 competition will take place on May 21 in Tallahassee, Florida.</p><p>For additional information, please visit <a href="http://www.nikonsmallworld.com" target="_blank">www.nikonsmallworld.com</a>, or follow the conversation on Facebook and Twitter @NikonSmallWorld.</p><p>ABOUT THE NIKON SMALL WORLD PHOTOMICROGRAPHY COMPETITION</p><p>The Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition is open to anyone with an interest in photography. Participants may submit their images in traditional 35mm format, or upload digital images directly at <a href="http://www.nikonsmallworld.com" target="_blank">www.nikonsmallworld.com</a>. For additional information, contact Nikon Small World, Nikon Instruments Inc., 1300 Walt Whitman Road, Melville, NY 11747, USA or phone (631) 547-8569. Entry forms for Nikon’s 2015 Small World Competition may also be downloaded from <a href="http://www.nikonsmallworld.com" target="_blank">www.nikonsmallworld.com</a>.</p><p>ABOUT NIKON INSTRUMENTS INC.</p><p>Nikon Instruments Inc. is a world leader in the development and manufacture of optical and digital imaging technology for biomedical applications. Now in its 96th year, Nikon provides complete optical systems that offer optimal versatility, performance and productivity. Cutting-edge instruments include microscopes, digital imaging products and software. Nikon Instruments is one of the microscopy and digital imaging arms of Nikon Inc., the world leader in digital imaging, precision optics and photo imaging technology. For more information, visit www.nikoninstruments.com. Product-related inquiries may be directed to Nikon Instruments at 800-52-NIKON.</p>